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Major changes must be made to our roads to enable sustainable travel in our communities
We are asking @lb_southwark to take bold and ambitious action to ensure our streets have safe walking and cycling provisions during and after this crisis
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#StreetsForDistancing
We are asking @lb_southwark to take bold and ambitious action to ensure our streets have safe walking and cycling provisions during and after this crisis
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#StreetsForDistancing
Traffic is already rising across the UK, with many likely to switch from public transport to private vehicles in the future. Wuhan saw a dramatic increase in car use after lockdown.
https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/press-centre/news-hub/consumers-set-to-abandon-public-transport-as-a-result-of-covid-19/
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-03/impact-of-coronavirus-to-new-car-purchase-in-china-ipsos.pdf
https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/press-centre/news-hub/consumers-set-to-abandon-public-transport-as-a-result-of-covid-19/
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-03/impact-of-coronavirus-to-new-car-purchase-in-china-ipsos.pdf
If car owners in Southwark switched their public transport trips to car trips we'd have a 76% increase in the borough.
This increase does not include residents of other boroughs driving to or through Southwark. Our streets don't have the capacity for more traffic
This increase does not include residents of other boroughs driving to or through Southwark. Our streets don't have the capacity for more traffic
This would result in increased traffic and air pollution, which may make Coronavirus even more deadly. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/04/is-air-pollution-making-the-coronavirus-pandemic-even-more-deadly
But only 40% of households in Southwark have a car.
The majority of people have no access to a car yet face these impacts the most.
Car ownership increases with income. This TfL data includes outer London, car ownership is even lower in Southwark.
The majority of people have no access to a car yet face these impacts the most.
Car ownership increases with income. This TfL data includes outer London, car ownership is even lower in Southwark.
Public transport will face huge decreases in capacity. On roads buses will be stuck in traffic if more people drive, making the situation worse. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52539585
Southwark has some of the highest bus use in inner London.
Buses will have no space, or be too crowded to be safe, and will be stuck in traffic.
Buses will have no space, or be too crowded to be safe, and will be stuck in traffic.
If we want a working transportation system in London we need to ensure that anyone who is able to walk and cycle can do so safely.
Road danger is the main barrier to cycling for people in the UK. https://cyclingindustry.news/uk-study-again-finds-road-danger-to-be-main-barrier-to-cycling/
Road danger is the main barrier to cycling for people in the UK. https://cyclingindustry.news/uk-study-again-finds-road-danger-to-be-main-barrier-to-cycling/
Most of Southwark is lacking a safe cycle network, especially in the south of the borough.
Without safe space to cycle, many of the people we now see out riding their bikes will stop.
Without safe space to cycle, many of the people we now see out riding their bikes will stop.
We must also decarbonise London's roads by 2030.
We have no choice but to decrease motor vehicle use.
https://lcc.org.uk/articles/climate-safe-streets-report-launch
We have no choice but to decrease motor vehicle use.
https://lcc.org.uk/articles/climate-safe-streets-report-launch
This requires ambitious solutions. We have identified key measures Southwark Council and TfL can take to build a sustainable transportation network in a post Covid-19 world.
https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/campaigns/priority-measures-in-southwark/
#PutSouthwarkOnTheMap
https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/campaigns/priority-measures-in-southwark/
#PutSouthwarkOnTheMap
These must be accessible to all and will:
Enable safe journeys taken by active travel
Provide space for physical distancing in neighbourhoods
Support people while visiting their high streets
Enable safe journeys taken by active travel
Provide space for physical distancing in neighbourhoods
Support people while visiting their high streets
To get there we need your support. Tell your councillors we need major changes fast.
Once Southwark announces their plans, they'll hear from people opposing these schemes. Those can't be the only voices they hear.
https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/campaigns/streets-for-distancing/#contact
Once Southwark announces their plans, they'll hear from people opposing these schemes. Those can't be the only voices they hear.
https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/campaigns/streets-for-distancing/#contact
